could get a college education. what happened? prior to 1965 on a per capita basis, our economy grew by $323 per person per year. after 1965 our economy grew by $523 per person per year. investing in medicare, investing in education yields growth. the republican budget ends the medicare guarantees and will severely raise the cost of going to college for american families. vote yes on the van hollen plan. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. ryan: obamacare ended medicare as we know it. with that, mr. speaker, mr. chairman, excuse me, i'd like to yield one minute to the distinguished senior member of the budget committee, mr. mcclintock from california. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. mcclintock: thank you and i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. chairman, mr. van hollen recently pointed out the democrats and republicans both want to get rid of a range of tax loopholes but democrats want to spend that money and republicans want to